Paderno

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Paderno

11 mentions from real owners

• #1Nov 2, 2025

  What's the best cookware you've ever had?

  I bought a set of stainless steel Paderno pans from their factory outlet in 2004. It still holds up great but I don’t think they make Paderno like that anymore since Canadian Tire bought the name.

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• #2Oct 2, 2025

  What’s something you’ve bought once and never had to replace?

  I have my mom’s Paderno stainless cookware set from 1995 and they still look brand new. I’m confident they’ll be passed down to my daughters and generations after.

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• #3Jul 3, 2025

  Ever Bought Something That Quietly Changed You?

  This can opener: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/paderno-stainless-steel-safety-can-opener-1422284p.html. This particular model is discontinued, but it's the "safety" kind with only one handle. Before I had it, I never wanted to open cans cause all my previous openers were shit and so avoided buying them. Now, it's a joy to open cans.

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• #4Feb 4, 2025

  Buyitforlife from Canada, what’s your favourite things made in Canada?

  Meyer Canada is made on PEI, yes, however Meyer is an international company who does make products all over the world. You’re right saying only some of Paderno’s stuff is made in Canada, and it’s actually very few products. Meyer Canada does make a few of Paderno’s products, they’ll say Canadian in the name, otherwise their stuff is made overseas.

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• #5Feb 3, 2025

  What brand / type of pots & pans are worth investing in as a young adult?

  If you have to buy a set, buy the smallest set you can get so you aren't buying things you don't need/won't use. I've always bought my pots and pans individually. You buy one at a time. You buy the thing you actually want, not what's included in the set. Your stovetop is not a display for prestige so don't worry about matching. I've got pots of varying quality. Paderno, Lagostina, Calphalon, Le Creuset, and just got a Lodge skillet as a giveaway. There's one or two others in there, including some random ones that have been passed around the whole family over decades and refuse to die that you'd never have thought were BIFL. So buy good quality open stock sizes and shapes that you see yourself reaching for day in and day out based on what you regularly cook. I make big batches of soup, stew, and spaghetti sauce so I have multiple stock pots and Dutch ovens I use all the time. If you don't make stuff like that it'll be in your way. I've got two pasta pots because we combined yeah households. We use them a lot, but if you won't use them don't get them. When I was buying for myself I bought a great 2L Calphalon saucepan because it has a small footprint and that meant I didn't also need a 1L saucepan. To this day I regret not purchasing a 13" lidded Calphalon skillet when I worked at a kitchen store because I frequently want a huge skillet with a lid because I like to make large batches of things, and/or put multiple parts of the meal in the same pan. Just pointing out kind of how I know what kinds of things I want. Ask yourself about what you cook, and how you cook it, and what kinds of pots and pans you keep going "you know what would be really great? One of these!" about. Buy the best version you can of those things, one at a time. If you need more pots and pans right now because you just don't have enough, get a cheap set and gradually replace/augment with open stock.

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• #6Feb 3, 2025

  Buyitforlife from Canada, what’s your favourite things made in Canada?

  Meyer make pretty darn good pots and pans, Paderno too, though I don't like their stuff as much.

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• #7Feb 2, 2025

  What brand / type of pots & pans are worth investing in as a young adult?

  I've had Paderno for 20 years and they've been perfectly fine even when my college roommates used them and treated them like absolute garbage. Pretty expensive... But I have asked for them over the years for Christmas lol

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• #8Feb 2, 2025

  What brand / type of pots & pans are worth investing in as a young adult?

  We have Paderno, which is excellent quality stainless steel and they're great. But if I were to buy again I'd make sure to get a set with heat-proof handles. I often see older pots and pans, sometimes copper-bottomed Rrevereware, at thrift stores. I've bought single pans with bakelite handles when they're the right size for about 3.50 each. Cast iron gets lots of love, but it's too heavy, if you're thinking of getting an induction stove, that might affect your choice, too. My last advice is don't pay full price. They frequently go on sale. In Canada check out Canadian Tire.

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• #9Feb 1, 2025

  Coffee machine for life? (or at least a few years)

  A stove-top kettle and a stainless steel French press. If you are in Canada, Paderno has a good warranty.

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• #10Feb 9, 2015

  Best teapot and strainer

  Paderno Vienna, you can find it for ~$50. My wife's family has been using them for at least ten years with great satisfaction (that's on the order of 12 pots). They hold a deceptive amount and come with a a nice fine strainer. You can even put it through the dishwasher

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• #11Aug 25, 2011

  What brands, kinds, &c. of kitchenware (particularly knives and cookware) can be bought for life?

  I would wholeheartedly recommend Paderno as a brand of cookware. My mom owns a set of pots by them that she received on for her wedding some time ago (and they are still great). I bought some when I went to university ten years ago and still love them. A little pricy but worth the investment. Plus they offer a 25 year warranty on their products.

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